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Head Quarters of Clingmans Brigade near Petersburg June 25th 1864
My dear Col
After long delay your letter reached me in the trenches where I have been for more than fifty days. I have delayed answering it for a week or two in the hope that I might get to some place when I could write with ink but believe it altogether uncertain when I can do that.
You wish me to state particularly what has been the conduct of your son Capt Burgwyn while on my staff. This it gives me great pleasure to do he has always shown himself intelligent energetic & efficient.
While at Newberne I had an opportunity of seeing that he carried out orders with the same alacrity in danger that he did out of it. In the campaigns in this state he was equally courageous and prompt. In the charge on the enemy at Drewrys Bluff which decided the contest and defeated the entire army of the enemy though made with only two of my Regiments he was in the front rank of the attack. Both then and at Bermuda Hundreds he rendered good service.
At the latter place he became so unwell that I ordered him to the rear. Nevertheless I was surprised that he insisted on following the Brigade when it went through Richmond. Just after we had gotten through a severe fight on the evening of the 31st of May in which with only three regiments of my Brigade and some Cavalry two Corps of the enemy were held in check and that position saved he came to me in the night though so feeble that I endeavoured [sic] to
Letter from Genl Clingman to Col. H. K. Burgwyn, father of W. H. S. Burgwyn

Head Quarters of Clingmans Brigade near Petersburg June 25th 1864
My dear Col
After long delay your letter reached me in the trenches where I have been for more than fifty days. I have delayed answering it for a week or two in the hope that I might get to some place when I could write with ink but believe it altogether uncertain when I can do that.
You wish me to state particularly what has been the conduct of your son Capt Burgwyn while on my staff. This it gives me great pleasure to do he has always shown himself intelligent energetic & efficient.
While at Newberne I had an opportunity of seeing that he carried out orders with the same alacrity in danger that he did out of it. In the campaigns in this state he was equally courageous and prompt. In the charge on the enemy at Drewrys Bluff which decided the contest and defeated the entire army of the enemy though made with only two of my Regiments he was in the front rank of the attack. Both then and at Bermuda Hundreds he rendered good service.
At the latter place he became so unwell that I ordered him to the rear. Nevertheless I was surprised that he insisted on following the Brigade when it went through Richmond. Just after we had gotten through a severe fight on the evening of the 31st of May in which with only three regiments of my Brigade and some Cavalry two Corps of the enemy were held in check and that position saved he came to me in the night though so feeble that I endeavoured [sic] to
Letter from Genl Clingman to Col. H. K. Burgwyn, father of W. H. S. Burgwyn